Absolutely. And nobody should have any doubts that Trump’s attacks during the past 6 months have added to the intimidation factor. If Trump had held his fire till DeSantis made it official, I’m sure we would have seen a more confident DeSantis at these initial stages of the campaign.
Well in politics, they know who’s running way early on by how much they get in donations. DeSantis received way too much in donations for a easy win governor re-election and that was when Trump went on offense.
He’s been into boxing for a long time so he comes out swinging like Mike Tyson. Think of 2016 primary debates. Took some down with a punch or three.